Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-10-01

in your soul rises up INTO admiration.
Though that Christian be as far be-
meath you in estate as the Egyptian
slave of whom we are discussing, by
an irrevocabie law of our nature Poti-
phar and Pharaoh will always esteem
Joseph.
CHRYsOsTOM
when threatened with death by
Eudoxia, the empress, sent word to
her saying: ''Go tell her that l fear
nothing but SIM Such nobility OF
character will always be applauded.
There was something in Agrippa and
Felix which demanded their respect
for Paul, the rebel against government.
| doubt not they would willingly have
yielded their Office and dignity for the
thousandth part of that true herOism
which beamed in the eye and beat in
the heart of the unconquerable apostle.
The iniidel and wording are COMPEL
ed to honor in their hearts, though
they may not with their lips, a Chris.
tian firm in persecution, cheerful in
poverty, trustful in losses, triumphant
in death. / find Christian men In all
professions and occupations, and
find them respected, and honGred, and
successful. John Frederick Oberlin
alternating ignorance and DISTRESS. John
Howard passing from dyageon to laz-
arctic with healing fo:' the body and
the soul, Elizabeth Frye coming to the
profigate of Newgate prison TO shake
down their obdurAcy as the angel came
to the prison at Philippi, driving open
the doors and swapping locks and
chains, as we'll as the lives of thous.
ands of TIE followers Of Jesus who
have devoted themselves to the
te.rpcral and spiritual welfare of the
RAGS. are monuments of the
CHRISTIAN RELIGION
that shall not crumble while the worlt
lasts. A man in the cars said: a."
would like to become a Christian if
only knew what religion is. But if thi:
lying and cheating and bad behavior
among men who profess TO be good il
religion; | want none of it," But, IN,
friends, if | am an artist in Rome ant
a man comes 10 me and asks what tn,
; art of painting is, must not show HIN
the daub of some mere pretender.
: will take him to the Raphaels and tn
Michael Angeles. It's most unfair AM
. dishonest to take the ignomious failure
. in Christian profession instead of tn
t glorious successes. The Bible and tn
. church are great picture galleries file
: with masterpieces.
Furthermore: We learn from thi
story of Joseph that the result of pen
. secution is alienation. Had it not bee
for his being sold into Egyptian bono
, age by his malicious brothers and hi
false imprisonment, Joseph woul
y never have become Prime Minister
!, Everybody excerpts the promise
BLESSED are they that are prosecute
for righteousness sake: for theirs
the kingdom of heaven" but they d
+, not realize the fact that this principl
applies to worldly as well a
spiritual success. 1t is true in all de
partments. Had it not been for Aes
chimes who brought Impeachment
against Demosthenes, the immorta
Grafton
DE CORONA
would never have been delivered. Me-
rise to high political position througl
misrepresentation and the assault o
the public. Public abuse is al tina
some of our public men have had /,
rely upon for their elevation. 1t hat
brought TO them what talent and OK
ecutive force could never have achieved
Many Of those who are making grea
effort for place and power will nevel
succeed just because they are not 0
enough importance TO be abused. 1t il
the nature vi man 20 gather abou
those who are prosecuted and defcnC
them, and they are apt to forget The
faults OF those who are the subjects O
attack while attempting TO drive bach
the sllnderers. Helen Stirk, a Scotch
martyr, condemned with her HUSBAND
to death for Christ's sake, said to hel
husband: 'Rejoice; we have lived to
gether many joyful DAYS, but this day
wherein we must die together ought t.
be most JOYFUL to US both. Therefor,
| will not bid you good night, for soor
we shah meet ia the heavenly king.
dom" BY the flash OF the furnace
the best Christian character is demon.
strated.
/ 20 into another department, and
find that those great denominations OF
Christians which have been the mos,
abused have spread the most rapidly.
No good man was ever more Wiley
maltreated than John Wesley. His fol-
lowers were hooted at and malinged
and called by every detestable name
that internal ingenuity could invent.
but the hotter the persecution the more
rapid the spread Of That denomination,
until you know what a great host they
have become and what a tremendous
force fer God and the truth they are
welding all the world over.
1T WAS PERSECUTION
that gave Scotland to Presbyterianism.
1t was persecution which gave our own
land first 10 civil liberty and afteward
10 religious freedom. Yes, l may 90
further back and say it was persecu-
ton that gave the world the gre at sal
yat,on "a tho EnSnal The r;holl